Fall schedule – No Classes will be held 08/17/2018, 08/18/2018. Classes will resume 08/24/2018.ISSA members and students of local Colleges and Universities are invited to participate in IT/Cybersecurity teaching sessions at Marymount University. Text Constantinos Doskas at (703) 201-2401 for additional information. For directions, classroom, and lab information call or text Ileana Mendez, Deputy VP…

Eighth Annual Multi-Organization NETWORKING SOCIAL Various chapters of three well known professional organizations unite for a unique social event to chat, collaborate and network. Wednesday, April 26, 2017 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Vantage Point Rooftop Restaurant Holiday Inn Rosslyn @ Key Bridge 1900 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209 Limited complimentary beer and…

Excellence, Cybersecurity, and Risk – Building on the Baldrige Excellence Builder to Lead Organizations Forward Presented by Ms. Laurie Wiggins, Sysenex Founder, President and CEO Thursday, January 19, 2017 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 PM – ISSA NOVA Announcements & Program As industries and organizations struggle to come to terms with…

How to Hack a Presidential Election Presented by Mr. Mark Rasch Thursday, December 08, 2016 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 PM – ISSA NOVA Announcements & Program Mr. Rasch will describe the fragility of modern IT systems due to their key dependencies on contributing systems. The example he will use is…

The Future of Cybersecurity is Civilian Presented by Ms. Merritt Baer, DHS Thursday, November 17, 2016 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:15 PM – MACH37 Presentations 6:45 – 8:00 PM – ISSA NOVA Announcements & Program Merritt directs Cyber Strategy at the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity & Communications. She is a…

  Building High-Performing Cyber Teams

  Greetings ISSA-NOVA Members! It’s that time again!  The ISSA-NOVA Board Nominations period is now open. Call for Nominations of the ISSA-NOVA Chapter Board Members: Attention all ISSA-NOVA Chapter members, it is time once again to call for nominations with respect to the positions listed below:   Positions open for Nomination: –              President –             Senior…

Presented by Mr. Matt Goodrich, Director of FedRAMP, and Michael Carter, Veris Group Service Lead Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 PM – ISSA NOVA Announcements & Program FedRAMP has been operational for over 4 years now. Changes have been made along the way to clarify and streamline…

Thursday, August 18, 2016 5:30 – 8:30 PM ISSA-NOVA Social is hosted by MACH37 2214 Rock Hill Road, Herndon, VA 20170       Registration:     Click to register for our Social! For registration problems or further information contact Saravanan Ramachari at: vp_programs@issa-nova.org ISSA – NOVA President: Steve Battista ISSA – NOVA VPs: Karen Frederick, Rhonda Farrell, Cathy…

Presented by Mr. Marcus Sachs, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, NERC Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 PM – ISSA Nova Announcements & Program Marcus (Marc) Sachs joined NERC in May 2015 as the Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer. He is primarily responsible for…

Women in Security Special Interest Group & Women in Engineering (WIE)   Monthly Webinar Series  Everybody Wins: Positive Workplaces Presented by Julie Starr, VMWare Monday, July 11, 2016, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Eastern Everybody Wins: Fostering Positive Work Environments   No matter how talented you are, there is strength and power in a TEAM — we…

A Field Guide to Using The Risk Management Framework Saturday, June 11 @ 11 AM – 1 PM Step 2 We will roll our sleeves up and get dirty in our field guide discussion. We will do a deep dive into applying selected controls with real world examples. We will look at: Recap Step 1…

Virtual Mentoring: Welcome to the Women’s Corner Ask Us Anything That is on Your Minds!Domini Clark, Principal, Blackmere Consulting Nicole Gray, CISO, Venable Law Firm Hanna Sicker, Sr. Manager, Security and Network Operations Center, StubHub  Monday, June 13, 2016, 12 Noon – 1:00 PM Eastern CONNECT. INSPIRE. GROW. Going it alone? No formalized mentoring program…

Information Systems Security Association – Northern Virginia Chapter (ISSA-NOVA) Cybersecurity Challenges in the Commercial World Presented by Mr. Tony Cole, Vice President and Global Government CTO Thursday, June 16, 2016 5:30 PM – Networking and Dinner 6:30 – 8:00 PM – ISSA Nova Announcements & Program Tony Cole, FireEye Vice President and Global Government CTO,…

June 13th Women’s CONNECT event hosted by SANS, ISSA IntlYou are invited to attend a special industry, non-profit, and women’s CONNECT event hosted by SANS at SANSFIRE 2016. Our co-sponsors include American Society for Quality Section 509, George Mason, IEEE Computer Society Northern Virginia & Washington DC, IEEE Northern Virginia, IEEE Women In Engineering, InfoSec…

Important Research Effort for ISSA Greetings, ISSA (Information Systems Security Association) and ESG (Enterprise Strategy Group) have joined forces to level-set and benchmark the progress of the cyber security profession in relation to the world’s ever-escalating demand on the cyber security ecosystem. This first-of-its-kind research and analysis has been designed to benefit cyber security professionals…

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Event:               Mason – NSF Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Conference Location:           Founders Hall (Room 125/126), 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 Date:                 19 MAY 2016, Thursday Time:                 Registration 7:30am    /     Conference 8:00am – 12:30pm Transportation:   Metro – Virginia Square (Orange Line) Paid parking available…